pack4life11 said:
Avent's still the coach... I'd say a 3 seed would be us overachieving
I Hope SoGlasswolf said:
A 3 seed in Greenville is a joke. We will host this year. To much talent.
wilmwolf80 said:
Just thinking out loud, but if we end up in that last hosting spot, we'll most likely end with a pretty difficult group in our regional. I almost wonder if it would be better to be a 2 seed in a weaker regional. I suppose it depends on how much the home field advantage matters and how we match up with the teams we have to play.
Correct.AlleyPack said:
So if we're one of the top 16 teams (based on the selection committee's thinking) then we will host a regional?
Is that correct?
We're #15 in today's D1baseball poll (which is featured on the ncaa.com website, so I'm guessing it's something they value).
Yeah I would rather State get sent on the road than be #16. Last two times they hosted they kind of backed into it and we saw how that went. So either host because you play well this week and are around 12-14 or don't host because you go 0-2.wilmwolf80 said:
Just thinking out loud, but if we end up in that last hosting spot, we'll most likely end with a pretty difficult group in our regional. I almost wonder if it would be better to be a 2 seed in a weaker regional. I suppose it depends on how much the home field advantage matters and how we match up with the teams we have to play.
No but I don't think State has ever had a legit shot to win a road regional. Maybe at Kentucky but that's all I rememberBismarck said:
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I hear ya, but I don't think we've ever advanced as a non-host, have we?
But I agree, we don't want to be backing in and not playing well.
EliteFlamer said:
I don't get the logic that being a higher 2 seed is better. Would you rather be overall seed #15 paired with overall seed #18 as a 2 seed ? Or would you rather be overall seed #18 (high 2 seed) paired with the #15 as a 1 seed in the same regional?
Home field advantage, playing the 4 seed first, etc. It's a no brainer
TCU?EthanBarry said:No but I don't think State has ever had a legit shot to win a road regional. Maybe at Kentucky but that's all I rememberBismarck said:
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I hear ya, but I don't think we've ever advanced as a non-host, have we?
But I agree, we don't want to be backing in and not playing well.
EliteFlamer said:
I don't get the logic that being a higher 2 seed is better. Would you rather be overall seed #15 paired with overall seed #18 as a 2 seed ? Or would you rather be overall seed #18 (high 2 seed) paired with the #15 as a 1 seed in the same regional?
Home field advantage, playing the 4 seed first, etc. It's a no brainer
This. The 3 and 4 seeds are usually a crap shoot so no telling how good the lower seeded teams will be.EliteFlamer said:
I don't get the logic that being a higher 2 seed is better. Would you rather be overall seed #15 paired with overall seed #18 as a 2 seed ? Or would you rather be overall seed #18 (high 2 seed) paired with the #15 as a 1 seed in the same regional?
Home field advantage, playing the 4 seed first, etc. It's a no brainer